Apple releases iOS 6.1 beta to developers

05 Nov, 2012, 12:29 pm IST Aaron Almeida iOS

iOS 6.1 beta is available for the iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, and iPhone 3GS; iPads of the second, third, and fourth generations; and iPod touch devices... More

iOS 6.0.1 with OTA updater tool released for iPhone 5

02 Nov, 2012, 11:30 am IST tech2 News Staff iOS 1 Comments

Apple launches the iPhone 5 in India today. The new owners of the iPhone 5 also receive a new version of the operating system - iOS 6.0.1. More

Airtel starts pre-orders of iPhone 5 with 16GB model priced at Rs 45,500

29 Oct, 2012, 4:04 pm IST Aaron Almeida Smartphones 2 Comments

Airtel has put up a pre-order page for the flagship handset from Apple. The mobile carrier has listed the 16GB version of the handset, which is available for Rs 45,500. More

Apple iOS 6.0.1 may be on its way

23 Oct, 2012, 12:56 pm IST Aaron Almeida Smartphones

At the iPhone 5 event Apple showcased some of the new features that would come with its next major operating system. A few days later, this OS was released to... More

Student interns as young as 14 employed in Foxconn

17 Oct, 2012, 4:12 pm IST Anuradha Shetty General

Foxconn has confessed to have hired student interns as young as 14 to work in one of its factories in China, sparking off accusations of breaching the national law, while also raising questions on the factory’s internship program. More

Sample Airtel nano-SIM being tested for iPhone 5

15 Oct, 2012, 10:08 am IST Aaron Almeida General

It now appears that Airtel has begun testing samples of nano-SIM cards that can be used with this handset. More

Worker's injury casts harsh new light on Foxconn and China

11 Oct, 2012, 8:48 am IST General

Apple Inc's largest contract manufacturer has been pushing for a Chinese worker left brain-damaged in a factory accident to be removed from hospital ... More

Foxconn denies worker unrest slows iPhone assembly

08 Oct, 2012, 9:24 am IST General

Foxconn Technology Group denied on Saturday that production was affected at a Chinese factory that makes Apple's iPhones, although both state ... More

Foxconn denies China iPhone plant hit by strike

06 Oct, 2012, 4:56 pm IST General

Foxconn, the Taiwanese made-to-order electronics giant that assembles Apple Inc's products, denied reports that a plant in China was crippled by a strike... More

iPhone 5 production: Foxconn workers go on strike as pressure mounts

06 Oct, 2012, 12:59 pm IST tech2 News Staff General 1 Comments

Workers at the Zhengzhou factory, especially those deployed in the Onsite Quality Control (OQC) line went on strike after being unable to cope with the excess pressure on them. More

Robots may build your next iPhone

05 Oct, 2012, 6:03 pm IST tech2 News Staff General

Robots may be deployed on the assembly line to put together future iPhones, as per IT World. More

More than 60 pct of iPhones updated to iOS 6 in two weeks

04 Oct, 2012, 1:26 pm IST Aaron Almeida General 1 Comments

It has just been a fortnight since Apple released iOS 6 to a range of devices and the stats are already in as to how many devices are running... More

Sharp says making adequate volumes of display used in iPhone5

28 Sep, 2012, 5:25 pm IST General

Sharp Corp is making "adequate volumes" of displays it is known to supply for Apple Inc's new iPhone 5, a company executive said... More

Demand for Apple's iPhone 5 lights up China's online market

28 Sep, 2012, 9:42 am IST General

Chinese gadget fans are scouring the Internet grey market to locate Apple Inc's new iPhone 5, giving an early... More

Smugglers take iPhone 5 to China, but supplies thin

22 Sep, 2012, 1:03 pm IST General

It took little more than five hours for the first Apple iPhone 5s to go on sale in China after being smuggled across the border from Hong Kong... More

Swiss company alleges Apple copied its clock design

21 Sep, 2012, 4:55 pm IST tech2 News Staff General

The analog-style clock face in the new Clock app on the iPad, that which is part of iOS 6 has been found ... More

iPhone 5 launch draws crowds at Asia Apple shops

21 Sep, 2012, 11:12 am IST General 1 Comments

In a now familiar ritual, Apple's Asian fans jammed the tech juggernaut's shops in Australia, Hong Kong, ... More

Apple's iPhone 5 made with chips from Avago, Skyworks

21 Sep, 2012, 11:11 am IST General

Apple's iPhone 5 uses chips from Avago and Skyworks Solutions, according to repair firm iFixit, which pried one open on Thursday... More

iOS 6 update now available for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad

21 Sep, 2012, 10:44 am IST Shunal Doke General 1 Comments

The biggest announcement by Apple at its event held earlier this month, apart from the iPhone 5, was iOS 6. More

Apple's home-grown Maps leaves users lost

21 Sep, 2012, 10:41 am IST General 1 Comments

An entire city is in the ocean, a farm has been labeled as an airport, highways end in the middle of nowhere and a hospital now covers... More